Moreover, the attitudes of their parents toward them also differed: "And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebecca loved Jacob." (Genesis ) Genesis –34 tells the account of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob.… continue reading »

It would be infinitely naive to think that a Filipina girl who is 15 to 30 years younger than you would consider it equitable if you are unable to provide either stability or an improvement in lifestyle.… continue reading »

After her husband died in 1918, a rifle-producing mogul, in her despair she consulted a medium, who told her, “As long as you keep building your home, you will never face death.“ She died at 85. None of us have personally experienced it so we don’t know what it will be like. Perhaps because we don’t want to leave our family and friends. For millions, stress comes from believing that the grave is final. We miss the why, which is explained in Hebrews -15: “Since the children have flesh and blood, he (Christ) too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil — and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” What’s all that mean? Basketball fans didn’t get to see Steph Curry play on Christmas, but they have been able to see him in public service announcements for My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative aimed at helping boys and young men of color succeed in life.… continue reading »